Encountered an issue in Angular 2 when attempting to add an element to an array, resulting in the error message: "Attempting to

list.component

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { Todo } from '../model/todo';
import { TodoDetailComponent } from './detail.component';
import { TodoService } from '../service/todo.service';


@Component({
    selector: 'my-todos',
    styleUrls: ['/app/todo/styles/list.css'],
    templateUrl:'/app/todo/templates/list.html',
    directives: [[TodoDetailComponent]],
    providers: []
})

export class ListComponent implements OnInit {
    public todos: Todo[];
    title = 'List of Todos';
    selectedTodo: Todo;
    newTodo: string;

    constructor(private todoService: TodoService) {

    }
    ngOnInit() {
        this.getTodos();
    }
    addTodo() {
        this.todoService.addTodo(this.newTodo).then(
            todos => this.todos = todos
        );
    }
    getTodos() {
        TodoService.getTodos().then(
            todos => this.todos = todos
        );
    }
    onSelect(todo: Todo) {
        this.selectedTodo = todo;
    }
}

todo.service

import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Todo } from '../model/todo';
import { TODOS } from './mock-todos';

@Injectable()
export class TodoService {
    static getTodos() {
        return Promise.resolve(TODOS).then(
            todos => todos
        );
    }
    getTodo(id: number) {
        return Promise.resolve(TODOS).then(
            todos => todos.filter(todo => todo.id === id)[0]
        );
    }
    addTodo(task: string) {
        return Promise.resolve(TODOS).then(
            todos => todos.push(new Todo(TODOS.length+1, task))
        );
    }
}

An issue arises when I attempt to invoke the addTodo() function from the component:

I have inspected my code multiple times and am still unable to identify the root cause.

This is the definition of TODOS:

import { Todo } from '../model/todo';

export var TODOS: Todo[] = [
    { id: 1, task: 'Do something' },
    { id: 2, task: 'Do something else' }
];

A button in the template triggers the execution of the addTodo() method.

Answer №1

When the list in Angular experiences a change in its values, it utilizes a diffchecker to compare the previous items in the list with the new ones that have been added.

If you encounter an error, it may be due to attempting to iterate over a non-collection entity such as the number 3 using *ngFor directive.

In this scenario, the variable being treated as a collection is mistakenly set as the value of 3 according to the error message.

Solution for Your Issue

The issue arises when ListComponent#addTodo() is executed:

public todos: Todo[];
...
addTodo() {
    this.todoService.addTodo(this.newTodo).then(
        todos => this.todos = todos
    );
}

You are inadvertently assigning the value 3 to this.todos within the line todos => this.todos = todos.

To resolve this problem, investigate why your service is returning 3 instead of a proper result from its addTodo() function.

Upon inspecting TodoService#addTodo():

addTodo(task: string) {
    return Promise.resolve(TODOS).then(
        todos => todos.push(new Todo(TODOS.length+1, task))
    );
}

The method erroneously returns the length of the array after performing the push operation. Since a single element is added to the TODOS mock array, it results in a total of three elements and hence returns 3.

Resolution

To rectify this issue, ensure to assign a collection to the variable intended for use with ngFor, rather than the numeric value 3.

In order to correct the situation, adjust the code in the following manner to return the array itself:

addTodo(task: string) {
    return Promise.resolve(TODOS).then(
        todos => {
          todos.push(new Todo(TODOS.length+1, task));
          return todos;                                  /// ------------- added this line
        }
    );
}

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